Xian Travel

William Jans’s new travel show shares off-the-wall adventures in China, Philippines

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:00:05 +0000

William Jans never forgets a face. So when he arrived by train in Xi’an, China, and asked directions from the first local person he overheard speaking English, a light of recognition clicked on.

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Applied Materials restructures

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:00:05 +0000

The company is also relocating the manufacturing of its solar wafer systems from Switzerland to Asia as part of it restructuring plans.

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Unhappy tourists write open letter

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 04:00:04 +0000

The tourist administration of Yunnan province is looking into complaints by five tourists who wrote an open letter to a top official complaining about a terrible travel experience in the province.

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Fish tied to lower colon cancer risk: study

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:40:03 +0000

Our day’s top images, in-depth photo essays and offbeat slices of life. See the best of Reuters photography.

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Mayor of Limerick heading back to China after Xi’an invite

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:40:08 +0000

MAYOR Jim Long is heading to China for the second time in three months, this time with a view to developing links with the ancient capital of Xi’an. The trip could result in a formal twinning arrangement with a city of over eight million people which is home to the world-famous Terracotta Army.

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Formaldehyde May Affect Men’s Fertility

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:00:11 +0000

Researchers at the Xi’an Jiaotong University in Xi’an, China, looked for fertility issues among nearly 300 married Chinese men who were exposed to formaldehyde at a wood processing facility, according to Science Daily .

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Zhou Enlai, Josef Stalin, and Other Rightists

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 05:20:03 +0000

My friend Lexington Green of Chicago Boyz sent me an article describing Heaven Cracks, Earth Shakes: The Tangshan Earthquake by James Palmer .

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HBA Creates Brand Defining Design For New Luxury Hospitality Nameplate

admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:20:03 +0000

Global hospitality design firm HBA continues to add to their international portfolio with the completion of the Swisstouches Hotel in Xi’an, China.

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A Family, a Coffin, and Communist China

admin — Wed, 02 May 2012 23:20:06 +0000

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Foreign investments flood Chinese inner provinces

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 22:00:04 +0000

Big high-tech players like Samsung, Intel, and Foxconn flock to central China to chase cheap labor and enjoy favorable policies.

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